Mobile based data plans are expensive; if you cross the allowable limit, it could seriously blow a hole on your wallet. With DataMan – Real Time Data Usage Manager app for iPhone, now you can have more control over your data usage. It let you keep tab of your data usage so that you’ll always know what to in order to stay within your data plan. DataMan iPhone app could be downloaded for a nominal enough $0.99.

DataMan – Real Time Data Usage Manager Features

After installing DataMan – Real Time Data Usage Manager app for iPhone, first thing you’ll be prompted to do is to set the data usage cap and last date of billing cycle. This will let you keep tab of your monthly data usage and the counter will reset when a new billing cycle starts. You can also view the current usage in % of the total data cap. As a bonus, DataMan also tracks your WiFi data usage. Data used via 3G/4G and WiFi are shown as separate tabs below the percentage use tab under ‘Current Usage’ window. Both data upload and download data are displayed so you’ll have an idea where the data usage is coming from.

DataMan – Real Time Data Usage Manager App for iPhone provides four alert thresholds. You can set the said thresholds as a percentage (say 50%, 70% etc) and the app will remind you through a popup dialog when you cross each of the set threshold. Further, the app keeps a log of all previous month’s data usage for quick reference.

Since DataMan – Real Time Data Usage Manager takes data statistics directly from iOS, it got to be precise. The room for error or approximations is less when compared with many such similar apps. Also, the app does not need any login. And it works with all carriers you have today. DataMan – Real Time Data Usage Manager iPhone app is compatible with iOS versions 5.0 or above.

Conclusion

DataMan – Real Time Data Usage Manager app for iPhone is a handy tool to keep track of your monthly data and WiFi usage. Lack of real time alerts is a big downside; the only way to get some form of alert is to set the threshold alerts so that you’ll be alerted when you cross the set thresholds. If you don’t set those, you got to open the app to find your data usage at any given time. Verdict: A good one worth trying out.